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 | subdivision    | Code of the subdivision (e.g., provinces or states) from which the broadcast is transmitted. A list of all supported subdivisions and their codes can be found in [data/subdivisions.csv](data/subdivisions.csv) | Optional | `US-CA`                       |
 | city           | Name of the city from which the channel is transmitted. May only contain `a-z`, `à-ÿ`, `0-9`, `space`, `-`, `'`.                                                                                                 | Optional | `San Francisco`               |
 | broadcast_area | List of codes describing the broadcasting area of the channel. Any combination of `r/<region_code>`, `c/<country_code>`, `s/<subdivision_code>`                                                                  | Required | `s/US-CA`                     |
-| languages      | List of languages in which the channel is broadcast separated by `;`. A list of all supported languages and their codes can be found in [data/languages.csv](data/languages.csv)                                 | Optional | `eng;spa`                     |
+| languages      | List of languages in which the channel is broadcast separated by `;`. A list of all supported languages and their codes can be found in [data/languages.csv](data/languages.csv)                                 | Required | `eng;spa`                     |
 | categories     | List of categories to which this channel belongs separated by `;`. A list of all supported categories can be found in [data/categories.csv](data/categories.csv)                                                 | Optional | `news;weather`                |
 | is_nsfw        | Indicates whether the channel broadcasts adult content (`TRUE` or `FALSE`)                                                                                                                                       | Required | `FALSE`                       |
 | logo           | Logo URL                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Optional | `https://example.com/nbc.png` |